Hamida Pahalwan

Hamida Pahalwan
Personal information
BornAbdul Hameed
(1907-04-07)April 7, 1907
DiedApril 12, 1984(1984-04-12) (aged 77)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)The King Of Ring
Rustam-e-Hind
Billed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Billed weight290 lb (132 kg)

Hamida Pahalwan (7 April 1907 – 12 April 1984) was a Pakistani wrestler. He was the former Rustam-i-Hind[circular reference] and one of the elite champions of the British Raj.[citation needed]

Early life

Hamida Pahalwan was born during the British Raj in 1907. He started his training at the age of six in Radhanpur and earned title of Rustam-i-Hind during 1930s. He worked as an official wrestler for the Nawab Jalaluddin of Radhanpur and also trained Aslam Pahalwan. Following partition, he went to Lahore, Pakistan and remained there until his death in 1984.[citation needed]

Death

He died on April 12, 1984, in Lahore, Pakistan.[citation needed] Hamida Pahalwan was the maternal uncle of the Bholu Brothers of Pakistan. He was the trainer of Bholu Pahalwan and Aslam Pahalwan.[citation needed]

References

  1. ↑ Gandhi, Aastha (2026-07-27). Circus and Sideshow in the Long Nineteenth Century: A Documentary History: Volume IV: Circus in India. Taylor & Francis. p. 89. ISBN 978-1-040-87068-6.